A good place to start with herons versus egrets is acknowledging how similar they are. The family Ardeidae includes all of the herons, egrets, and ibis, which worldwide covers 68 species in 18 genera.

Apparently, some of the larger white egrets bully the adult little, actually blue, heron. Being white makes you less of a target and it allows you to travel in mixed flocks composed of other white ...

A species of heron has been tracked flying for almost two days non-stop between Australia and Papua New Guinea during its northern migration, scientists say. Another Australian bird, the bar-tailed ...

Want to see egrets and herons? Find yourself a pond. A great egret and green heron enjoy a lunch of mudminnows. By Jim Williams. For the Minnesota Star Tribune. August 24, 2023 at 8:51PM.

Most of the 2022 little blue herons are juveniles, which are easily confused with egrets. Adults, pictured with this column, are a striking slate-gray with purplish head and neck.

The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) is found in the wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It is part of the egret family, which is known for its graceful wading and its long legs, necks ...

The bird family Ardeidae (ar-dee-ih-dee) includes the bitterns, egrets, and herons. Nearly 75 species wade waters worldwide, with representatives on every continent but Antarctica. An even dozen ...

Great egrets prefer shallower waters, unlike their cousins, the great blue herons, which can wander into deeper wetlands and remain here sometimes even in winter if food is available.

The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) is found in the wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It is part of the egret family, which is known for its graceful wading and its long legs, necks ...